Includes bibliographical references (p. 449-463) and index
pt. 1. Conceptual foundations of public health law -- 1. A theory and definition of public health law -- 2. Public health in the constitutional design -- 3. Constitutional limits on the exercise of public health powers : safeguarding individual rights -- 4. Public health regulation : a systematic evaluation -- pt. II. Public health and civil liberties in conflict -- 5. Public health information : personal privacy -- 6. Health, communication, and behavior -- 7. Immunization, testing, and screening : bodily integrity -- 8. Restrictions of the person : autonomy, liberty, and bodily integrity -- 9. Economic behavior and the public's health : direct regulation -- 10. Tort law and the public's health : indirect regulation -- pt. III. The future of public health law -- 11. Public health law reform